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CVE-2004-0851
The (1) write_list and (2) dump_curr_list functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink…
- 2.1LowCVSS base score
- 0.35%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 71% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The (1) write_list and (2) dump_curr_list functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- net-acct-tmp-symlink(17283) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 12476 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-559 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20040908 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability in Net-Acct (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 11125 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://exorsus.net/projects/net-acct/net-acct-notempfiles.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-0849 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-0851)Record last updated .